Therapist profile
Christy Clavio, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction recovery
- Mind-body methods
About Christy
Christy Clavio is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with ten years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common and complex concerns such as stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, grief, trauma, sleep and eating problems, and attention issues. She also lists support for LGBT concerns and career-related stress.
Christy draws on mind-body approaches alongside evidence-based therapies to help people manage symptoms and daily struggles. She uses practical techniques to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions often include breathing, relaxation, and mindful exercises to address sleep, anger, and stress.
Her background includes work in schools, recovery education, juvenile justice referrals, and community mental health settings. That experience informs a flexible way of working with common life changes and recovery from substance use. She also teaches continuing education for other licensed professionals on topics such as trauma and mindfulness through music.
Christy describes using strength-based methods to connect thoughts, feelings, and actions. She incorporates cognitive behavioral and trauma-informed approaches when appropriate. Other methods noted in her background include dialectical behavioral strategies, expressive arts, music therapy techniques, yoga, and Qi gong.
People seeking help for parenting strain, relationship tension, or coping after loss may find her approach practical and oriented to daily life. If you are considering working together, confirm current session options before booking so you know how she is meeting with clients.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Christy integrates cognitive behavioral techniques and trauma-informed care in straightforward ways. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments. This can help with anxiety, mood changes, sleep problems, and parenting reactions. Trauma-informed care emphasizes understanding how past distress affects current patterns of behavior and emotion. In practice this means pacing work, teaching grounding and regulation skills, and using mindful body-centered exercises to reduce overwhelm. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the person's day-to-day life. That collaborative process guides whether more skills practice, expressive techniques, or behavioral experiments are used. The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online or remote sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove the need to travel to an office. Many people find skills practice, brief coaching tasks, and relaxation work translate well to remote sessions, but check formats with the therapist to know what is offered.Areas of focus
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, parenting strain, relationship issues, trauma, grief, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses mind-body techniques alongside evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral and trauma-informed approaches, with practical exercises like relaxation and mindfulness.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Christy has ten years of clinical experience across schools, recovery education, juvenile justice referrals, and community mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina and holds a Master of Social Work degree.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the provider before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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